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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 22

The Three Modes of Nature

श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha prakāśhaṁ cha pravṛittiṁ cha moham eva cha pāṇḍava na dveṣhṭi sampravṛittāni na nivṛittāni kāṅkṣhati

What does Bhagavad Gita 14.22 mean?

The Blessed Lord said: O Pandava, he neither hates illumination, activity, and delusion when they arise, nor longs for them when they cease.

Word-by-word meaning

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Divine Personality said · prakāśham—illumination · cha—and · pravṛittim—activity · cha—and · moham—delusion · eva—even · cha—and · pāṇḍava—Arjun, the son of Pandu · na dveṣhṭi—do not hate · sampravṛittāni—when present · na—nor · nivṛittāni—when absent · kāṅkṣhati—longs ·

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